Yamaha RBX series... if I ever need to replace one, I don't have to whip out a credit card to do it... and they play and sound great...
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Basses you love that don't get enough recognition
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My Fernandes BXB-55
....and, instead of me typing why, i'll let this guy's video explain it:
....and, instead of me typing why, i'll let this guy's video explain it:
Pretty hard to find IN the UK too from my experience unfortunately.
Always thought that they had a weird coolness to them, much like Jaydee basses
For me it is a Blade Tetra B1 Tetra Standard!
It is not well known instrument but it is among best J basses that I had opportunity to play.
I had sunburst one long time ago an sold it, never got over it.
Luckily last month I bought myself cream white one, just like this:
...and it is pure sex!
It is not well known instrument but it is among best J basses that I had opportunity to play.
I had sunburst one long time ago an sold it, never got over it.
Luckily last month I bought myself cream white one, just like this:
...and it is pure sex!
I thought about mentioning the Reggie-sig Jazz, too, but held off since they were in production for a good handful of years.
I had a Jazz body re-routed into a P/J using the Blacktop positioning first, but then had it re-re-routed using the Reggie-sig placement. Wow, what a difference!
Ever since, I always encourage people looking for a P/J Jazz bass to either get a Reggie-sig or have an existing Jazz modified into one.Warmoth uses similar positioning, only it's a little bit closer to the bridge. So much so, it nearly breaks through the edge of the pickguard. They could probably cut a Jazz for you to make a P/P to your specs.
Speaking of "pickups + switches", you just reminded me of another projekt I've been considering. I'm kicking around the idea of routing a Jazz out to take two MusicMan-style humbuckers, but using quad-coil Bartolini's instead. To squeeze maximum variety out of it, I'd have each pickup wired to a three-way switch, allowing for split-coil, reverse-split-coil and humbucking/series modes.
Hmmm... along with the instruments I mentioned on page 2 (My ESP/LTD HTB-600; Ibanez K5, Ergodyne A, SRX), another "under appreciated" bass I can think of is the Schecter Stiletto Studio. I've never played one, but during my time in gigging bands throughout the 2000s and 2010s, I saw several working/touring/gigging bassists using bubinga-topped Schecter Stiletto Studio basses to great effect. One of my favorite newer bands (a Canadian metal band called Tessitura) has a bassist who rocks one of those bubinga-topped Stiletto Studio 6-strings.
But no one really talks about those basses. Even around here on TalkBass, folks are meh on them probably because they use EMG-HZ pickups (which I'm in the minority here on TB for liking). The Stiletto Studio may not have the "Warwick growl," or any other signature tone, but those basses always sounded great in the bands I saw and heard them in. I figure all those gigging bassists who "play bass" more than "talk bass" can't be wrong about the Schecter Stiletto Studio being a good instrument, right?
EDIT: And perhaps I should mention the Guitar Factory 6-string I used to own. I got it preowned and I definitely got a Bentley at a Chevy price. Even here on TalkBass, Guitar Factory not a well-known marque but those who know it say they're some of the best out there. It truly was an excellent bass (I often called it the best bass I ever owned), but 6-strings is far more than I really need and I couldn't get over the cumbersome weight so I sold it. SOLD - SOLD - Guitar Factory 6-string for sale (9 OBO)
(My main axe is now a Spector ReBop 5 that I adore. Yes, it may not be as "good" as my old Guitar Factory bass, but that ReBop is truly "my" bass.)
But no one really talks about those basses. Even around here on TalkBass, folks are meh on them probably because they use EMG-HZ pickups (which I'm in the minority here on TB for liking). The Stiletto Studio may not have the "Warwick growl," or any other signature tone, but those basses always sounded great in the bands I saw and heard them in. I figure all those gigging bassists who "play bass" more than "talk bass" can't be wrong about the Schecter Stiletto Studio being a good instrument, right?
EDIT: And perhaps I should mention the Guitar Factory 6-string I used to own. I got it preowned and I definitely got a Bentley at a Chevy price. Even here on TalkBass, Guitar Factory not a well-known marque but those who know it say they're some of the best out there. It truly was an excellent bass (I often called it the best bass I ever owned), but 6-strings is far more than I really need and I couldn't get over the cumbersome weight so I sold it. SOLD - SOLD - Guitar Factory 6-string for sale (9 OBO)
(My main axe is now a Spector ReBop 5 that I adore. Yes, it may not be as "good" as my old Guitar Factory bass, but that ReBop is truly "my" bass.)
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I’m gonna say the Fender Precision bass. I mean yeah it gets recognition but I think it should get more recognition. Check out my P.
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I'm a fan of any yhe Ibanez SoundGear line... I played up a new one thar rings in around $250 at a music store the other day... I sounded and played great, hot actives and a fast neck.
Ove go s few from the lowest to the highest and I like em all.
Ove go s few from the lowest to the highest and I like em all.
I thought about mentioning the Reggie-sig Jazz, too, but held off since they were in production for a good handful of years.
I had a Jazz body re-routed into a P/J using the Blacktop positioning first, but then had it re-re-routed using the Reggie-sig placement. Wow, what a difference!
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Warmoth uses similar positioning, only it's a little bit closer to the bridge. So much so, it nearly breaks through the edge of the pickguard. They could probably cut a Jazz for you to make a P/P to your specs.
Speaking of "pickups + switches", you just reminded me of another projekt I've been considering. I'm kicking around the idea of routing a Jazz out to take two MusicMan-style humbuckers, but using quad-coil Bartolini's instead. To squeeze maximum variety out of it, I'd have each pickup wired to a three-way switch, allowing for split-coil, reverse-split-coil and humbucking/series modes. View attachment 3717295
I've just put together a Jazz, so unfortunately another project is way on the horizon for me - although I am tempted to make this a PJ (I have a Hamilton pickguard already), with a series/parallel switch on the P pickup, and one for both pickups together.
That Jazzbucker certainly sounds intriguing! Double-reverse-Ps
Greg Bennett Remington by Samick. I made it a fretless. Came installed with an LR Bagg preamp. Great build, sounds incredible. Got it used for $150. Most people know nothing of this short lived model.
Came in to post ^^^this.
American made Schecters from the late 70s and early 80s are absolute beasts! I’ve played at least a dozen and have owned one for the past 25 years, and I would put any of them up against a Sadowsky, a Lull, a Fender Custom Shop, pretty much any boutique bolt on Fender clone. They are that badass.
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For some of us we can only go by what we have owned, borrowed or played for a song or two throughout the years. We all can't play everything out there. With that said and sticking with the original message I would have to chose my Hamer Cruise 2TEK Fretless.
Thanks, but wait until you see it in it's current form. It still has the red-lined pickguard, but now it's sporting an Aerodyne neck and red-coated GHS Infinity Steels.
I had a modified version of this. It got stomped in Susie Quatro’s band and I got it with a non sliding Gibson pickup, what was most likely a jazz pickup in the bridge position and a plexiglass pickguard which my old man replaced with stainless. I did some crazy wiring on it and just loved that bass. It played and sounded great. Good to see one again.
Yamaha BB2025X--the Sleeper. Passive tone monster. I go through a LOT of basses and this one has stayed.
Danelectro Silvertone "dolphin nose"
NS Radius CR
NS Radius CR
